![]() ![]() Though she is a preacher’s wife and is highly religious, she knows that the medicinal properties of plants are the key to solving the plague problem - and are perhaps more important than religious fervor. Along with Anna, Elinor works through the scientific method to create tonics and medicines to help cure the plague and prevent it from spreading. ![]() ![]() She is grateful to Michael for marrying her, though it is slowly revealed that their marriage is not as fulfilling as it appears. However, Elinor gave up her life of affluence after marrying Michael Mompellion. She is kind and even-tempered, and her wealthy childhood afforded her the luxury of being well-read and versed in a number of languages. Elinor MompellionĮlinor Mompellion is the preacher’s wife and Anna’s closest friend in Year of Wonders. As more people in the village die, Anna also takes up other trades such as midwifery and (though only for a day) mining. She, along with Elinor, is the scientific front in the battle to cure the plague. Anna is curious and open-minded by nature, so she represents a logical, scientific mindset when dealing with the plague. To make ends meet after Sam dies in a mining accident, Anna works as a maid both at the rectory and at Bradford Hall she and Elinor Mompellion become close as the plague spreads quickly through the village. Her childhood was unhappy, since her father was abusive both mentally and physically. She is a woman of around twenty years old and had two sons with her husband Sam. Anna Frith is the narrator of Year of Wonders. ![]()
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